Piletocera macroperalis
| Piletocera macroperalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Piletocera |
| Species: | P. macroperalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Piletocera macroperalis Hampson, 1897
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Piletocera macroperalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings have an indistinct waved antimedial line and a more distinct minutely dentate postmedial line. The apical area is clothed with leaden-coloured scales. The hindwings have traces of a postmedial line.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ On the classification of two subfamilies of Moths of the family Pyralidae: the Hydrocampinæ and Scoparianae
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